Saturday, October 15, 2011

Schezwan Paratha


Serves: 4

Ingredients:

Stuffing
1. ¼ cup of grated cabbage
2. ¼ cup of grated carrot
3. 1 small capsicum finely chopped
4. 2 medium potatoes, boiled & mashed
5. 1 medium onion finely chopped
6. 1 tsp finely chopped garlic
7. 1 tsp finely chopped ginger
8. 1 tsp red chilli sauce
9. 1 tsp tomato sauce
10. 1 tsp soya sauce
11. 1 tsp ground pepper
12. Salt to taste
13. 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Paratha
1. 4 cups of wholemeal flour
2. 2 cups of water
3. 1 tsp Salt
4. 1 tsp oil
5. some butter for frying.
Procedure:
1. In a frying pan heat some oil, throw in the ginger and garlic and then the onion.
2. Saute the onion for a few minutes and then add the cabbage, carrot, capsicum and mix well.
3. Add salt, black pepper, tomato sauce, chilli sauce and finally the soya sauce and give it a good mix n switch off the flame. Mix in the mashed potatoes and the stuffing is ready.
2. Now, mix the flour, some salt & oil and add some water to make a medium soft dough.
3. After the dough is ready, put a few drops of oil on it and knead once again.
4. Now, make two small dumplings of equal size to be rolled as the parathas.
5. Place a decent amount of stuffing on one of the parathas and cover it with the other one, seal the edges completely.
5. Meanwhile, heat a skillet on medium high flame. Put the paratha on the hot skillet.
6. Let it be a bit golden brown and then turn over. Now apply some butter around it and again turn over.
7. Once you see some golden brown spots on the paratha, remove it from the skillet.
8. Schezwan Parathas are ready, serve hot with tomato ketchup

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